Antiglare shield



April 1- 1924.

S. MIKE ANTIGLARE SHIELD Filed D ec. l FIG.. 1.vv

Patentes Apr. i, i924.

'ASSIGNOB OF TWO-THIRDS T0 ISADORE F WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA, KATZEN, 0F WELCH,

s'rnvn Minn,

miomnn SHIELD.

Application filed December 10, 1928. Serial No. 679,880. To all whom it may concern: view or a lens clamping ring which forms Be it known that l, STEVE Minn, a citipart of the invention. zen of Hun ary, residing at Welch, in the In the drawing, wherein for the purpose county of cDowell and State of West of illustration is shown a preferred em- Virginia, have invented certain new an' bodiment of this invention, the numeral -5 useful improvements in Antiglare Shields, designates the spotlight, shown in dotted of which the following is a specification. lines in Figs. 1 and 2. ln this showing This invention relates to new and useof the invention, ful improvements in anti-glare shields for ed withabracket support 6 which permits automobile headlights and spotlights. the spotlight to be adjusted in respect to An important object of the invention is the portion of the automobile to which it to provide a shield which lmay be quickly is attached. llt is to be understood that the and easily attached to substantially al anti-glare shield embodying this invention standard forms of automobile spotlights is suitable for being attached to all circular and headlights. lights, such as spotlights and headlights A further object of 'the invention is t'o -for automobiles. lin Fig. 2, it will be seen provide a shield that will deflect all rays that the casing which forms a of light which would naturally be directed spotlight, is provided with an outwardly upwardly by the lower portion of the reflaring annular Harige 7 against the outer Hector, embodied in the lamp to which this face of which is intended to be positione shield is attached, for eliminating all glaia fibrous washer 8 which is adapted. for ing light that might confuse approaching receiving the glass lens 9 thereagainst, as edestrians and vehicle drivers. illustrated. A further object of the invention is to Encircling the provide a shield for automobile lights which Harige 7, fibrous washer 8, is of exceedingly' simple construction, efii- Channel Clamping ring 10 cient in its operation, and one that may be transverselyto provide the ends 10a, shown manufactured ata very nominal cost; best in Fig. 7, for permitting the said @ther objects and advantages of the inclamping ring to be tightened or loosened vention will be apparent during the course lupon the said light. ositioned in proxof the following description. imity to these ends 10a are the .substantialln the accompanying ly tubular shaped bosses 11 which are propart of this specification and in'wh vided for receiving the elampingbolt 12,

shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

numerals are employed to designate like rlFhe shield proper, as designated in its parts throughout the same, M

Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe antlentirety by the numeral 13, is intendedto d from a sheet of flexible materia glare shield, embodyin-g this invention propbe Stampe erly attached to an automobile spotlight, such as metal, fiber, etc., and bent into subshown in dotted lines, stantially lindrical formation for a por- Figured is a longitudinal sectional view tion of its ength, as designated by the nutaken upon lines lli-H of Fig. i, meral 14: and is provided with upwa d ly Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view inclined edges 15, as illustrated in Fig. taken upon line lll-Hl of Fig. 1, 2. A portion of thetop of the shield 13 is Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of bent on the outwardly diverging lines i6 an arcuate removable clamping strip which for forming the Hat top wall (portion 17 which is provided with a depen ing transforms'a part of this invention,

Figure is a detail perspective view of verse outer Wall section 18, as best illusan auxiliary shield plate, shown in Figs. 2 trated in Fig. 2. llt will be seen and 3, shield 13 is of substantially a shape simu- Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective lating an inverted scoop. 'lhe inner transview of a clamping band which forms a verse edge of this scoop-shaped shield 13 is part of the body portion ofithe shield, and Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective peripheral edges 0f the and lens 9 is a which is split iti -transversely split to provide part of the l that thisformed with a clamping band 19 which is the adjacent" the spotlight 5 is providloo ico'.

yclamping ring 10 and to edges 20, as best illustrated in Fig. 6. The' annular edge of this clamping band 19 is provided, for substantially its entire length, with an inwardly directed flange 21 which is intended to flatly engage the inner wall of the channel clamping ring 10, when the said shield is placed upon the light 5. By inspecting Fi 6, it will be seen that the ends of the c amping band, as designated y the numeral 20, are provided with the Wings 22, instead of the annular flange 21. Adjacent to these wings 22, each end 20 is provided with a square aperture 23 and a cutout portion 24. The said ends 20 are also provided with relatively small circular openings 25.

In mounting the inverted scoop-shaped shield 13 upon the light 5, the channel clamping ring 10 is first positioned u on the latter and the scoop-shaped shield 1s then laced around the clamping ring with the osses 11, of the ring 10, inserted through the square apertures 23 and cutout portions 24:. It is to be understood that the cutout portion 24 of one of the ends of' the clamplng band 9 is to be positioned in alinement with the square aperture of the otherend 20 of the clamping band and the cutout portion 24.- of this last mentioned end 2O is to e positioned in alinement, with the square aperture 23 formed in the first mentioned end 20. It will be seen by thisy arrangement, that when the clamping olt and nut 12 are operated to tighten the channel clamping ring upon the periphery of the light 5 and lens 9, that the clamping band 19 of the inverted scoop-shaped shield 13 also will be tightened about the channel clamping ring.

It will be seen by this construction that only one side of the clamping band 19 will be properly connectedv to the lamp 5, therefore, an arcuate removable clamping strip 26 is provided for b ing positioned against the inner face of th inverted scoop-shaped shield 13 in properly spaced relation to the annular inwardly directed fiange 21 carried by the clamping band 19 and is also provided with an inwardly directed Harige 27 which is intended to be placed in engagement with the outer face of the channel be retained in this position by means of the bolts and nuts 28 which are passed through suitable openings formed in the arcuate removable clamping clamping band 19. It will be seen, from this construction, that the entire inverted scoop-shaped shield 13 will be securely fastened to the lamp 5. InFigs. 2, 3 and 5, there is shown what I will term an auxi1iarv shield plate 29 which Yis provided with a laterally extending apertured lug 30` fwhich is intended to be secured to the clampeusI ing band 19 by means of a bolt and nut 31 which passes through the ^aperture vin the lug 30 and through the relatively small nasales apertures 25 formed in the adjacent ends 20 of the clamping band 19. WhileI have described these relatively small o enings 25 in the ends 20 of the clamping and 19 as being circular in formation, it is to be understood that one be of' elongated formation for better enabling the said clamping band to be tightened about the lamp 5. Such a formation will permit the inverted scoop-shaped shield to be adapted for being positioned upon different sized lights. In the particular form illustrated, the clamping band 19 is intended to be of a proper size tol position the openings 25 in alinement when the said band is properly tightened upon the lamp 5. It will be seen, by inspecting Figs. 2 and 3, that ythe auxiliary shield plate 29 is to be positioned for shielding a portion of the lower part of the lens 9. Y

The operation of the shield, embodying this invention, to eliminatev glaring rays of light from being thrown upwardly into the eyes of an approaching pedestrian or vehicle driver is as follows. It is to be understood, that the spotlight' 5, v or headlight in case the shield is to be employed in connection with such a light, may be tilted downwardly at any angle desired for throwin the light any distance outwardly from the front of the vehicle that the operatorA of the latter may desire. All rar.; of light that will naturally be 'thrown from the electric bulb, positioned lwithin the lamp 5, against t e upper portion of the reflecting surface of the said light will be allowed to be reflected downwardly onto the road in front of the vehicle without being obstructed .in any way. The rays of light, however, that are naturally reflected upwardly by the lower portion of the reflecting surface of the lamp 5, will be deflected downwardly by the inner surface of the inverted scoop-shaped shield 13 and will, therefore, be substantially' concentrated with the previously mentioned rays of light. The auxiliary shield plate 2.9 is provided for stopping or deflecting inwardly all rays of light that might be thrown upwardlyphy the reflecting portion of the lamp 5 positioned directly inwardly of the said auxiliary shield plate 29. I

It is believed that the manner of mounti the various elements forming the anti-glare shield embodying this invention upon the light 5 will be understood from the detail description of the same, therefore, further explanationof the same is deemed unneces sary.

It is to be understood that the form of this invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and larrangement of parts may be re- .sorted to without departing from the spirit of these openings 25Y may mounting said ot the invention or the scope of the sub1 joined claims.

l. lln a shield of the type described, the combination with a vehicle light casing having a danged outer end an a lens adapted to be retained against said ange, of an inverted scoop-shaped shield having a clamping band at its inner end, a clamping ring for securing said lens to the casing ange, means for connecting said clamping band and clampingr ring for scoop-shaped shield upon said lamp casing, an auxiliary shield plate, and means for connecting said shield plate to said clamping band for positioning theplate outwardly of the said lens.

2. ln a shield of the'type described,`the combination with aNehicle light casing having a ilanged outer end to be retained against said flange, of an 1nverted scoop-shaped shield having a clamping band at its inner end and a depending transversely extending outer wall formed with its outer end, a clamping ring for sedescribed the invention, I

and a lens adapted,

to said casing ilange, means curing said lens side of said clamping-band for securing one to said clamping ring, adapted tobesecured to the inverted scoopshaped shield. adjacent its innerend Jor connecting the opposite side ot"l the same to the clamping ring.

and a clamping strip 3. ln a shield of the type described, the

v a vehicle light casing having a flanged outer end and a lens ada ted to be retained against said flange, o an inverted scoop-shaped shield having a clamping band at its inner end an a Hat combination with top wall section at its outer endwhich is provided with a depending transversely eX- tending lend Wall, a channel-shaped clamping ring JEor securing said lens to said casing flange, means for band to said channel-shaped clamping ring, an auxiliary shield plate, and means for securing said auxiliary shield plate to said clamping band for positioning the said plate outwardlv of the lens. n

In testimony whereof l aix my signature.

y sauva Minn.

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